S.L.I.C Mission:

"Student Leaders Initiating Change" is a youth coalition developing our leadership skills to encourage our peers to make decisions that have a positive impact on themselves and the community.

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SLIC (Student Leaders Initiating Change) is in Ottawa County in West Michigan. Among other things, we build our leadership skills, learn to work within a coalition of students from all the local high schools (meaning- meet new people!), participate in local service projects, attend youth leadership summits, use social networking and other media to provide positive messages to our peers. SLIC is now meeting in several high schools in Ottawa County- see if we are in your school or check about getting SLIC started!

 We don't just talk about making a difference; we actually DO it! Come check us out!

 

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Be Hip.

 

 

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Be In.

 

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Live Above!

Raise Your Voice

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Raise Your Voice is looking for high school students now!

The Raise Your Voice program is where high school students teach middle school students peer refusal skills. The high school students in this program will be trained Januaury 24 and 25 on how to teach middle school students effectively. After training, the high school students are put into groups based on where they go to school. In these groups students practice their lesson which includes skits, short speeches, visual aids, games, and candy. In March, the high school students will teach their lessons to all sixth graders at Black River, Holland Public and West Ottawa middle schools. Raise Your Voice teaches sixth graders how to say no to everything from stealing to drinking in a way that won’t cost them their friends. We need 35-40 high school students. The high school students will earn about 30 service hours! Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for an application! Applications are due January 17.

 

WHY SLIC?

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  • All things SLIC count for service hours!
  • Looks great on job and college applications!
  • Learn and practice leadership skills!
  • Meet other students!
  • Get involved in your school and community!
  • Be involved in the national Above the Influence campaign!
  • Have FUN!
  • Open to all high school students!

Be Hip. Be In. Live Above!

School Based SLIC

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SLIC is now meeting at many Ottawa County high schools! Watch your announcements, check the SLIC calendar tab or talk to a counselor for information on how to get involved! See some of the activites we do under the "About Us" tab.

Currently SLIC is meeting at:

Black River

Careerline Tech Center

Holland High

Hudsonville High

West Ottawa High

Zeeland High

You are also encouraged to get involved with the county based SLIC which meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at Pathways, MI (412 Century Lane).
Check out the events calendar! Join in when you can!

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Student Leaders Initiating Change is an initiative of Pathways, MI in partnership with the Ottawa Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition and is funded through the Drug Free Communities Support Program from  the office of National Drug Control Policy and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.